Don't forget about all the great stuff done on the C64 and other home computers like the Amiga or Atari. Last Ninja, Commando, Turrican and others had such great music that I'd load the game and let the computer run without playing just to listen to the music.
Tune in to Nectarine to hear game and demo music!
Oh what a great couple that would make. I always knew there was something strange about this spring time...
On the other hand, this might also have its advantages. We wouldn't have to be anti MS AND anti AOL anymore because it would be just one thing or one enemy less.
That's pretty much the same system we have in germany, too. There are designated prefixes for cell phones, grouped by carriers. Now you can take your number with you when switching providers.
But this is really not as cool as you might think because there are different rates when calling numbers of different cell providers. And calling a number of carrier A can be twice as expensive as calling a number of carrier B.
And now with the prefix-carrier relation gone, there is no way for to find out how much the call actually will be. I think there is a service number that i can call and ask but that's really not very userfriendly.
Well in this case you couldn't know better. Not everybody will be affected by strobe lights and other patterns and you usually don't know until you find out.
It's a bit like being allergic to something. Reading the ingredient list won't help with that either until you know THAT you are allergic to certain things.
I think it is irresponsible to let your son play any video game when you know that he suffers from epilepsy. Warnings on the packaging can only indicate that there might be a higher risk because the game makes extensive use of lighting effects but in general seizure can be triggered by almost anything and it will depend on the individual.
Well you had to be a real optimist to have be expected them to be out before christmas. Did people really think they could make it? Did they ever say they would make it? I don't know why but it seems to me like forever until d3 finally gets released.
Maybe christmas next year?
They should be made to sign a "no extreme measures or rescue-tation attempts" paper before leaving.
Right. I can't remember how often that guy had to be rescued with his balloon but i do remember that he needed a few tries and almost died more than once.
Any bets on how many tries it will take him this time? To me, this is Jackass for rich people.
true, but what about BIOS passwords? And then again why would that thief be smart enough to get the passwords but smart enough to avoid somebody elses AOL account?
This story sounds just too weird for me. First of all there is a bank that stores sensitive customer-related material on a laptop. How can this happen in the first place? Why would anybody do this?
And how can you let that computer get stolen? Since when do people leave sensitive stuff open in their offices? Why not simply lock it away?
Second, how can that thief still use the laptop? Because When you really have to store sensitive data on such a machine, you would do everything to secure this machine, right? At least strong Passwords in the OS and the Bios...
Or maybe that user was logged in when the laptop was stolen? That wouldn't make the situation much better though.
Also, would you install Internet Dial-Up on a machine that carries sensitive data? I don't think so. The news post aren't really clear in that matter, but if it was the private account of the notebook owner, then i ask myself again: 'How can this happen?'. How can a company allow personal internet dial-up on a computer with sensitive data?
And then why in the world would anybody use a dialup-account on a stolen computer? That's just so stupid...
Anyway, my impression from this whole story is that the guys at WF did a sloppy job in securing sensitive data and had more luck than they ever deserved in finding that thief.
Why not just do it yourself? That would also bring some meaning to the word 'gift' rather than just taking some code, putting it on some server and calling that a gift.
And as long as you're just talking about a blog and a simple gallery, that should really be not too hard. If you already know - for example - php or perl, this should be an easy job for you. If you don't, this is YOUR chance to pick up some skills.
Well some companies sort of do this. Id Software usually releases their sourcecodes a little while after the games hit the shops so developers can look at the code and also use it to build own mods and things.
Still, the game is not distributed, so you still have to buy the box if you want to play the original game. Plus you need a key if you want to play online.
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this gives a new meaning to the word 'goldfinger'
Don't forget about all the great stuff done on the C64 and other home computers like the Amiga or Atari. Last Ninja, Commando, Turrican and others had such great music that I'd load the game and let the computer run without playing just to listen to the music. Tune in to Nectarine to hear game and demo music!
Oh what a great couple that would make. I always knew there was something strange about this spring time...
On the other hand, this might also have its advantages. We wouldn't have to be anti MS AND anti AOL anymore because it would be just one thing or one enemy less.
That's pretty much the same system we have in germany, too. There are designated prefixes for cell phones, grouped by carriers. Now you can take your number with you when switching providers.
But this is really not as cool as you might think because there are different rates when calling numbers of different cell providers. And calling a number of carrier A can be twice as expensive as calling a number of carrier B.
And now with the prefix-carrier relation gone, there is no way for to find out how much the call actually will be. I think there is a service number that i can call and ask but that's really not very userfriendly.
And now try to figure out why it is spelled Terabyte with only one 'r'
Turrican
California Games
Last Ninja
Ghosts'n'Goblins
Summer Games II
Defender of the Crown
Giana Sisters
Commando
International Karate
Biggles
Gunship
Grand Prix Circuit
Blue Max
Monty on the run
Rainbow Island
There are plenty more but those were the first 15 that came to my mind...
They are using SuSE according to this press release
Well in this case you couldn't know better. Not everybody will be affected by strobe lights and other patterns and you usually don't know until you find out. It's a bit like being allergic to something. Reading the ingredient list won't help with that either until you know THAT you are allergic to certain things.
I think it is irresponsible to let your son play any video game when you know that he suffers from epilepsy. Warnings on the packaging can only indicate that there might be a higher risk because the game makes extensive use of lighting effects but in general seizure can be triggered by almost anything and it will depend on the individual.
That's an easy one for any marketing genius. Just raise (ahem adjust) the prices for rental videos and people will be happy to buy those.
But the bug in ie is that i can make any URL look like a 4 letter URL in your status bar.
i always knew that those hyperlinks were a bad security problem. Web designer should really avoid those propietary 'href'-tags for security reasons.
It'll be a cold day in hell before any one of those guys refuse to take money...
RTCW isn't based on valve's engine but on id's. It is totally bases on q3. I never really liked half-life so i don't know too much about that.
Well you had to be a real optimist to have be expected them to be out before christmas. Did people really think they could make it? Did they ever say they would make it? I don't know why but it seems to me like forever until d3 finally gets released.
Maybe christmas next year?
- They should be made to sign a "no extreme measures or rescue-tation attempts" paper before leaving.
Right. I can't remember how often that guy had to be rescued with his balloon but i do remember that he needed a few tries and almost died more than once.Any bets on how many tries it will take him this time?
To me, this is Jackass for rich people.
true, but what about BIOS passwords? And then again why would that thief be smart enough to get the passwords but smart enough to avoid somebody elses AOL account?
This story sounds just too weird for me. First of all there is a bank that stores sensitive customer-related material on a laptop. How can this happen in the first place? Why would anybody do this?
And how can you let that computer get stolen? Since when do people leave sensitive stuff open in their offices? Why not simply lock it away?
Second, how can that thief still use the laptop? Because When you really have to store sensitive data on such a machine, you would do everything to secure this machine, right? At least strong Passwords in the OS and the Bios...
Or maybe that user was logged in when the laptop was stolen? That wouldn't make the situation much better though.
Also, would you install Internet Dial-Up on a machine that carries sensitive data? I don't think so. The news post aren't really clear in that matter, but if it was the private account of the notebook owner, then i ask myself again: 'How can this happen?'. How can a company allow personal internet dial-up on a computer with sensitive data?
And then why in the world would anybody use a dialup-account on a stolen computer? That's just so stupid...
Anyway, my impression from this whole story is that the guys at WF did a sloppy job in securing sensitive data and had more luck than they ever deserved in finding that thief.
What a nice christmas present! Thank you Linus. So now I have something to do over christmas vacation =)
Why not just do it yourself? That would also bring some meaning to the word 'gift' rather than just taking some code, putting it on some server and calling that a gift.
And as long as you're just talking about a blog and a simple gallery, that should really be not too hard. If you already know - for example - php or perl, this should be an easy job for you. If you don't, this is YOUR chance to pick up some skills.
- I know that on Debian I could type "apt-get install GodLikePowers" and in seconds I'd have god like powers
Damn there's gotta be something wrong with my sources.list because on my debian system it also says:E: Couldn't find package GodLikePowers
Well some companies sort of do this. Id Software usually releases their sourcecodes a little while after the games hit the shops so developers can look at the code and also use it to build own mods and things.
Still, the game is not distributed, so you still have to buy the box if you want to play the original game. Plus you need a key if you want to play online.
With United Linux on the way, don't you think it was badly timed to have everybody using RedHat Linux ponder about which distribution to go for next?
Where do you want to go tomorrow?
I would rather go for the PS2 then. Or maybe i'd go for the XBox and set up a nice linux cluster.